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South Riding is a 1938 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Alexander Korda, starring Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn and Ann Todd. It was the film debut of a 14-year-old Glynis Johns. It is based on the 1936 novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby. The BBC produced a TV adaptation in 2011.
South Riding: Directed by Victor Saville. With Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn, Ann Todd. Winifred Holtby realised that local government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda, but the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.
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- Drama, Romance
- Victor Saville
- 1938-08-01
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- Edna Best
- Victor Saville
South Riding (Victor Saville, 1938) 8/10. Winifred Holtby's sprawling book - a panoramic portrait about Yorkshire, its people and politics - came out after the author's death. Saville's perceptive film adaptation captures the delicate nuances of the County's rural community struggling with the effects of the depression.
- Victor Saville
Overview. Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.'.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. "Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.'.
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